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Hector

in Iowa

There are 27 people with the last name "Hector" in Iowa.

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Hector 14,516
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  1. is 14,512th most common Hauer
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  4. is 14,515th most common Heckroth
  5. is 14,516th most common Hector
  6. is 14,517th most common Heffernen
  7. is 14,518th most common Hefflefinger
  8. is 14,519th most common Hellickson
  9. is 14,520th most common Hellmann

Similar Names and Nicknames

Hester, Hekter, Hoctor, Hexter, Hect, Hecter, Hocter, Hectus, Hektor, Hestor

Most Common First Names for Hector

Brian, Dustin, Shonna, Andrew, Benjamin, Benjamine, Carol, Cynthia, David, Donald

Meaning & History

Scottish: Anglicized form of the Gaelic personal name Eachann (earlier Eachdonn, already confused with Norse Haakon), composed of the elements each ‘horse’ + donn ‘brown’.

English: found in Yorkshire and Scotland, where it may derive directly from the medieval personal name. According to medieval legend, Britain derived its name from being founded by Brutus, a Trojan exile, and Hector was occasionally chosen as a personal name, as it was the name of the Trojan king's eldest son. The classical Greek name, Hektōr, is probably an agent derivative of Greek ekhein ‘to hold back’, ‘hold in check’, hence ‘protector of the city’.

German, French, and Dutch: from the personal name (see 2 above). In medieval Germany, this was a fairly popular personal name among the nobility, derived from classical literature. It is a comparatively rare surname in France.

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